BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CiviCRM//NONSGML CiviEvent iCal//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:20260527T103000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:CiviCRM_EventID_795_c1ec699f7b9af3c31b962e2084dfe9d6@srhe.ac.uk SUMMARY:English and the politics of identity: inequality a nd vulnerability in multilingual universities X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

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~~This event is jointly organised by the Mul tilingual University Network and the International Research and Researchers Network.~~
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Overview\n \n
As English-Medi um Instruction (EMI) becomes increasingly dominant in many universities worldwide\, it significantly shapes the academic experiences\, professional tr ajectories\, and identity formations of students a nd researchers from non-English-speaking backgroun ds. While EMI is frequently positioned as a vehicl e for internationalisation and global competitiven ess\, particularly within non-Anglophone universit ies\, it may also reproduce and entrench structura l inequalities by privileging certain linguistic r epertoires\, communicative norms\, and epistemic t raditions over others. This event invites critical reflection on how EMI contexts influence particip ation\, belonging\, and knowledge production in hi gher education. Particular attention will be paid to the less visible dimensions of inequality and v ulnerability\, including linguistic insecurity\, e pistemic marginalisation\, unequal labour expectat ions\, and constrained forms of agency that may sh ape the everyday experiences of multilingual schol ars and students.
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Speaker bios
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Dr Sara Gana ssin (Newcastle University) is a Senior Lecturer (Associate Profes sor) in Applied Linguistics and Communication at t he School of Education Communication and Language Sciences where she is Director of Postgraduate Res earch. Her research interests include migrant and multilingual communities and ethics\, and reflexiv ity in research with vulnerable groups. She has co -edited 'The Politics of Researching Mulitlinguall y' (Multilingual Matters 2022)
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Prof. Hans J. Ladegaard is Professor and Head of the Departm ent of English Language Education at the Education University of Hong Kong. His research interests i nclude language attitudes and stereotypes\, interc ultural communication\, language and gender\, narr atives of migration\, and discourse analysis. He h as worked with migrant domestic workers in Hong Ko ng as a researcher\, educator\, and social activis t since 2008.
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Dr Cora Li ngling Xu is Associate Professor in Sociology of Educatio n at Durham University\, UK. Her book 'The Time In heritors' is winner of the 2026 Best Book Award pr esented by the Comparative and International Educa tion Society's Higher Education Special Interest G roup. Cora is executive editor of the British Jour nal of Sociology of Education. Her research has be en featured in the BBC Radio 4 documentary 'Chines e on campus'\, BBC News\, South China Morning Post \, The Conversation\, Sixth Tone\, among other med ia outlets.
DESCRIPTION:SRHE Members must log-in to access member registra tion rates \n \n \n \n This event is jointly organ ised by the Multilingual University Network and th e International Research and Researchers Network.\ n \n \n \n Overview\n \n \n \n As English-Medium I nstruction (EMI) becomes increasingly dominant in many universities worldwide\, it significantly sha pes the academic experiences\, professional trajec tories\, and identity formations of students and r esearchers from non-English-speaking backgrounds. While EMI is frequently positioned as a vehicle fo r internationalisation and global competitiveness\ , particularly within non-Anglophone universities\ , it may also reproduce and entrench structural in equalities by privileging certain linguistic reper toires\, communicative norms\, and epistemic tradi tions over others. This event invites critical ref lection on how EMI contexts influence participatio n\, belonging\, and knowledge production in higher education. Particular attention will be paid to t he less visible dimensions of inequality and vulne rability\, including linguistic insecurity\, epist emic marginalisation\, unequal labour expectations \, and constrained forms of agency that may shape the everyday experiences of multilingual scholars and students.\n \n \n \n Schedule \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10.30 – 10.35\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n SRHE welcome and housekeeping \n \n \n \n Introduction and overview of the se ssion by Dr Zhen Li\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10.35 – 10.50\n \n \n \n \n Dr Sara Ganassin: Researching multilingually as decolonia l praxis: Rethinking doctoral education in English -medium universities\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 10.50 – 11.05\n \n \n \n \n Prof. Hans J. Ladegaard: The myth of Asian students’ sil ence in the classroom — or is it a myth?\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11.05 – 11.20\n \n \n \n \n Dr Cora Lingling Xu: English as time wealth? Rethinking inequality\, mobility\, and id entity in multilingual universities\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11.20 – 11.30 \n \n \n \n \n Comfort break\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11.30 – 11.50\n \n \n \n \n Pan el discussion with Dr Miguel Lim\, Dr Sazana Jayed eva\, Dr Sal Consoli\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 11.50 – 12.30\n \n \n \n \n Q&A ch aired by Dr Ibrar Bhatt\, Dr Dylan Williams\, Dr S al Consoli\, Dr Sazana Jayedeva\, Dr Miguel Lim\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Speaker bios\n \n \n \n Dr Sara Ganassin (Newcastle University) is a S enior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Applied Li nguistics and Communication at the School of Educa tion Communication and Language Sciences where she is Director of Postgraduate Research. Her researc h interests include migrant and multilingual commu nities and ethics\, and reflexivity in research wi th vulnerable groups. She has co-edited 'The Polit ics of Researching Mulitlingually' (Multilingual M atters 2022)\n \n \n \n Prof. Hans J. Ladegaard is Professor and Head of the Department of English L anguage Education at the Education University of H ong Kong. His research interests include language attitudes and stereotypes\, intercultural communic ation\, language and gender\, narratives of migrat ion\, and discourse analysis. He has worked with m igrant domestic workers in Hong Kong as a research er\, educator\, and social activist since 2008.\n \n \n \n Dr Cora Lingling Xu is Associate Professo r in Sociology of Education at Durham University\, UK. Her book 'The Time Inheritors' is winner of t he 2026 Best Book Award presented by the Comparati ve and International Education Society's Higher Ed ucation Special Interest Group. Cora is executive editor of the British Journal of Sociology of Educ ation. Her research has been featured in the BBC R adio 4 documentary 'Chinese on campus'\, BBC News\ , South China Morning Post\, The Conversation\, Si xth Tone\, among other media outlets.\n \n CATEGORIES:Conference CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260527T103000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260527T103000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260527T123000 LOCATION:Online event - link will be provided\n United King dom\n URL:https://srhe.ac.uk/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=795 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR
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10.30 – 10.35
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SRHE welcome and housekeeping
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Introduction and ove rview of the session by Dr Zhen Li
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10.35 – 10.50
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Dr Sara Ganassin : Researching multilingually as decolonial praxis: Rethinking do ctoral education in English-medium universities
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~~10.50 – 11.05~~
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Prof. Ha ns J. Ladegaard: The myth of Asian students’ silence in t he classroom — or is it a myth?
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11.05 – 11.20
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Dr Cora Lingli ng Xu: English as time wealth? Rethinking inequality\, mo bility\, and identity in multilingual universities \n
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11.20 – 11.30
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Comf ort break
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11.30 – 11.50
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Panel discussion with Dr Migu el Lim\, Dr Sazana Jayedeva\, Dr Sal Consoli
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11.50 – 12.30\n
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Q&A chaired by Dr Ibrar Bhatt\, Dr Dy lan Williams\, Dr Sal Consoli\, Dr Sazana Jayedeva \, Dr Miguel Lim
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\n 10.30 – 10.35 \n \n \ n	\n < span style="font-size:12pt">SRHE welcome and housekeeping \n \ n Introduction and ove rview of the session by Dr Zhen Li \n
\n < span style="font-size:12pt">10.35 – 10.50 \n	\n Dr Sara Ganassin : Researching multilingually as decolonial praxis: Rethinking do ctoral education in English-medium universities \n
\n ~~10.50 – 11.05< /span>~~ \n	\n Prof. Ha ns J. Ladegaard: The myth of Asian students’ silence in t he classroom — or is it a myth? \n
\n < span style="color:black">11.05 – 11.20 \n	\n Dr Cora Lingli ng Xu: English as time wealth? Rethinking inequality\, mo bility\, and identity in multilingual universities < /p>\n
\n 11.20 – 11.30 \n	\n Comf ort break \n
\n 11.30 – 11.50< /span> \n	\n < span style="font-size:12pt">Panel discussion with Dr Migu el Lim\, Dr Sazana Jayedeva\, Dr Sal Consoli \n
\n 11.50 – 12.30\n	\n Q&A chaired by Dr Ibrar Bhatt\, Dr Dy lan Williams\, Dr Sal Consoli\, Dr Sazana Jayedeva \, Dr Miguel Lim \n